Pluto left Capricorn and re-entered Aquarius on November 19, 2024, where it’ll stay until March 2043. I’ll do the math for you: that’s 19 years, about the same amount of time it’ll take my daughter to go from toddler to adult. When I tried to visualize this planetary entanglement, I pictured an overcast sky, thick with possibility, like when the Blood Moon appeared during the Fire Nation invasion in Avatar. Not doom and gloom, but a quiet charge before the storm.
Whether or not you’re into astrology, we’re all facing (and being affected by) major technological changes, messy power structures, and a shift in how we connect. The last time Pluto transited through Aquarius, there were themes of revolution, authority was questioned, and innovation accelerated. (Vogue India breaks it down by sign.)
For me (a Cancer), the theme is: “Become a badass lightning bolt.”
While you primarily focus on love and light, you may feel a push to tap into your dormant alter ego that is unafraid to strike. Personal growth, expansion and spiritual ascension mark the next two decades of your life where opportunities, people, support and just about anything you need appear through divine intervention in the nick of time. You are being fully supported for what could be called one of the best chapters of your life.
If you read the article, you’ll notice that these predictions are extremely positive. Of course, 19 years won’t all be flowers and sunshine. The throughline is that there will be a change in how we live, work, and relate.
Which reminds me…
I had planned on writing about building community, specifically the push-pull of craving connection while battling social anxiety and enjoying my mortgage. Being unemployed only enables me to stay in my comfort zone. The post is still coming because it’s a tension that I wrestle with daily. But today, the shifts in the universe and atmosphere make me dig deeper: the biggest shifts don’t just happen through external actions, they start with internal awareness. Yeah, AI will eat up jobs. Systems will crumble. But the question isn’t just “How do we survive this?”, it’s “Why does this scare me so much?” “What part of me is clinging to old rules?” and “Where am I refusing to grow/still need to grow?”
One Thing Before You Go…
I’m reactive. (My toxic trait.) The story below resonated with me because it’s true: so much of what triggers us is just life’s empty boats. For all its chaos, Pluto's transit might be the mirror we (I) need to ask: What’s the real reason this gets under my skin?
Found on my favorite app, Mix
Thank you for taking the time to read today’s newsletter. I hope you get to breathe and relax over the weekend :)
